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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #135 on: November 03, 2010, 10:14:31 AM »
Quote from: marmot on November 03, 2010, 09:55:06 AM
Oh nice shot!

I wish I had autofocus and lens stabilization on these old primes I'm shooting with... makes it very difficult to get shots like that even with high iso values and fstop all the way down.  Getting them in flight is hard enough as it is!
Lack of AF would be the HUGE thing.  Ouch. 
IS:  not as important if you keep shutter speed greater than 1/(focal length)
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #136 on: November 04, 2010, 03:51:16 PM »
I'm still editing some of my other shots but I thought I'd share a few of the various beauties that I saw the other week:
 
1. Dowitcher - "I'm SURE I set that morsel down HERE"

Dowitcher by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
2. Golden-Crowned Sparrow - "Whatchyou talkin' b'out Willis?"

Golden-Crowned Sparrow by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
3. Golden-Crowned Sparrow - "Does this angle make my butt look fat?"

Golden-Crowned Sparrow by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
4. Black-Crowned Night Heron - Hey! What's THAT doing in there?!!?"

Black-Crowned Night Heron by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
5. Black-Crowned Night Heron

Black-Crowned Night Heron by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
6. Snow Rising???

Snow Geese by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
7. Snow Geese - The migration

Snow Geese by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #137 on: November 08, 2010, 02:05:13 PM »
A few more birds for your enjoyment, commentary, critique and (hopefully) ID...
 
People were all agog over this little guy/girl at the Reifel Sanctuary the other day... Not a great shot, but I can say I saw a "Sharp Tailed Sandpiper" now:

Sharp Tailed Sandpiper by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
These geese/ducks flew overhead that day, and I couldn't ID them... any ideas?

Unknown Geese by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
 
And that leaves us with the serpentine necked Cranberry Heron...

Cranberry Heron by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #138 on: November 09, 2010, 06:32:53 PM »
that pic of a line of snow gees is amazing.
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #139 on: November 10, 2010, 08:30:00 AM »
Looks like a Canada Goose has been dipping his wings into the domestic goose pool ;) ifyaknowwhaddImean... wink wink say no more.  ;D
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #140 on: November 22, 2010, 01:04:15 PM »
Quote from: DragonSpeed on November 04, 2010, 03:51:16 PM
6. Snow Rising???

Snow Geese by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

I like taking shots like this.... basically just aim and fire and something will end up in focus :)  Neat shot.

I've been trying to catch the fluffed up (winter plumage?) annas that are still hanging around.  There is quite the population overwintering in crescent park.  I heard quite a few while going for a walk the other day.  That same day I saw three Varied Thrush in the park too, but I didn't have my camera :(  Would have been nice to get a shot because they are very shy birds.
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #141 on: November 22, 2010, 01:08:43 PM »
Quote from: DragonSpeed on November 03, 2010, 10:14:31 AM
Lack of AF would be the HUGE thing.  Ouch. 
IS:  not as important if you keep shutter speed greater than 1/(focal length)

Yeah the lack of AF is tough.  The cam came with a 17mm pancake though that does have AF, which is a nice lens too, just not a great all rounder.

I try to keep my shutter speed greater than 1/ 2x(focal length).  So on my 50, (which is actually 100 after the adapter), I try to shoot at 1/200.  Sooner or later I'll invest in a decent AF zoom lens.  For now I like the challenge and it is teaching me a lot about the technical side of photography AND the practical concerns like being prepared for shots!
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #142 on: November 25, 2010, 11:01:57 AM »


I am pretty sure this is a costa's hummingbird.  (bright purple gorget and crown, short straight beak, and when the head is straight the gorget feathers sort of "stick out" the back, pretty cool.  One of the less common hummers in bc in the best of times let alone the start of winter!  Amazing to see right now.  Thats my homemade 8 port feeder.  Most I've had at it is 4 birds though.
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #143 on: November 25, 2010, 12:11:37 PM »
It's amazing that you still have hummers!

You must live in the lowlands.  Up on Burnaby Mountain they were done in September.
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #144 on: November 25, 2010, 06:32:50 PM »
Yeah, I'm in south surrey near crescent park.  I am pretty sure the park has a healthy population of hummers that stay over the winter.  I've seen some fluffed up looking Annas too, but no rufous or black chins.  They keep coming around even when the feeder is frozen solid....they lick the ice!  I was blown away to see a costas though.... a nice treat.  I'd asked at wild birds about taking the feeders down, they said to leave them up, and that if the birds were going to leave they would leave regardless of whether there were feeders out and that a good number of hummers do end up wintering here.  Go figure!

*edit... actually i think it IS an annas after looking at the sibley guide.  Sometimes the illustrations are better for picking out the iconic parts.
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #145 on: November 27, 2010, 05:16:34 PM »
Filmed these snow geese with a new camera today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUIC0Gw5wKM
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #146 on: November 29, 2010, 08:54:33 AM »
Went  down to Reifel yesterday because they SAID it was going to be sunny.. Not so much.  Got a few interesting shots and a new bird!

1. The sky was so dreary behind this poor baldy that I had to give him a nice blue gradient instead :)

Bald Eagle by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

2. As I was about to leave, word got out about a couple of Great Horned Owls in a tree... They were tucked up DEEP in the branches.  ISO 12800 to even get a shot worth keeping!

Great Horned Owl by DragonSpeed, on Flickr

3. A little marsh wren.  You hear them and you see them flitting about.  It was a nice change to be able to get a shot of one... My first time!

A little wren by DragonSpeed, on Flickr
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #147 on: November 29, 2010, 03:11:58 PM »
Great capture on that wren....loads of detail! 

Those owls... still in those snaggly old trees about halfway to the tower along the northernmost trail? 
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #148 on: November 29, 2010, 10:56:41 PM »
Quote from: marmot on November 29, 2010, 03:11:58 PM
Great capture on that wren....loads of detail! 
Thank you!  Quite the pleasant surprise to get one!
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Those owls... still in those snaggly old trees about halfway to the tower along the northernmost trail? 
Nope - they are along the EAST dyke trail.  About 3/4 of the way down.  About 30 feet before the Y junction that takes you into the inner trails to the left. :
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Re: 2010 Birds
« Reply #149 on: December 01, 2010, 02:01:47 PM »
Quote from: DragonSpeed on November 29, 2010, 10:56:41 PM
Thank you!  Quite the pleasant surprise to get one!Nope - they are along the EAST dyke trail.  About 3/4 of the way down.  About 30 feet before the Y junction that takes you into the inner trails to the left. :

Sorry I got my bearings wrong.  That's the spot I'm talking about... along the trail that you take that leads straight from the entrance to the tower along the "outside" edge of it east and north.... nice to see them back!

Funny story about reifel...

My eyesight isn't all that great but not bad enough that I need glasses.  My first time to the sanctuary I took a bunch of pictures of a magpie... I was amazed to see one here.  I had the kids in tow so I couldn't stay and watch it for long.  I got back to the car and was looking through my pictures and took a closer look at the shot... I think you might know what it was ::)  DOH!
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